Pakistan, Northern Areas of the Karakoram Mountains. A group of Balti porters gather to be be paid off at the trekkers camp at Urdukas

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Pakistan, Northern Areas of Karakoram Mountains in 1996. This group of porters are nominal porters who only carry provisions part way on a trek. Beyond this point the porters are more experienced with high mountain terrain

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Size: 5867px × 6000px
Location: Karakoram Mountains of Northern Pakistan
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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